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sentenced

  • past participle
    of sentence.
    sentence
    noun
    a grammatical unit of one or more words that expresses an independent statement, question, request, command, exclamation, etc., and that typically has a subject as well as a predicate, as in John is here. or Is John here? In print or writing, a sentence typically begins with a capital letter and ends with appropriate punctuation; in speech it displays recognizable, communicative intonation patterns and is often marked by preceding and following pauses.
  • past tense form
    of sentence.
    sentence
    noun
    a grammatical unit of one or more words that expresses an independent statement, question, request, command, exclamation, etc., and that typically has a subject as well as a predicate, as in John is here. or Is John here? In print or writing, a sentence typically begins with a capital letter and ends with appropriate punctuation; in speech it displays recognizable, communicative intonation patterns and is often marked by preceding and following pauses.

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A judge sentenced her to life imprisonment, eligible for parole after 33 years.

From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026

Mangione is to be sentenced at a separate hearing on Dec. 18, which will be determined at the full discretion of the judge.

From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026

Mangione is set to be sentenced in December.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026

His adult co-defendant in Jackson’s killing was sentenced to 29 years, but juveniles, even those convicted of murder, cannot be held in custody in California beyond their 20s.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026

A few years earlier, we won the release of Phillip Shaw, who was fourteen when he was improperly convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment without parole in Missouri.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson